(PureBasic) Outlook Send Email

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This example sends a simple plain-text email. Other examples exist for:

• Sending HTML email.
• Sending HTML email with embedded images.
• Sending email with attachments.
• Sending HTML email with embedded images and attachments.

This example applies to: Exchange Online | Office 365 | Hotmail.com | Live.com | MSN.com | Outlook.com | Passport.com

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IncludeFile "CkHttpResponse.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    ; This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    ; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Use your previously obtained access token here:
    ; See the following examples for getting an access token:
    ;    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
    ;    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).
    ;    Refresh Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
    ;    Refresh Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).

    jsonToken.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jsonToken.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success.i = CkJsonObject::ckLoadFile(jsonToken,"qa_data/tokens/microsoftGraph.json")
    If success = 0
        Debug CkJsonObject::ckLastErrorText(jsonToken)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkHttp::setCkAuthToken(http, CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jsonToken,"access_token"))

    ; To send email, we'll POST to the following endpoint:
    ; 
    ; POST /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/sendMail
    ; 
    ; (The special keyword "me" may be used in place of a principal name.)
    ; 

    ; The body of the POST request contains JSON that specifies the email subject, body,
    ; recipients, etc.  This example will build the following JSON email:
    ; 

    ; 	{
    ; 	  "message": {
    ; 	    "subject": "Meet for lunch?",
    ; 	    "body": {
    ; 	      "contentType": "Text",
    ; 	      "content": "The new cafeteria is open."
    ; 	    },
    ; 	    "toRecipients": [
    ; 	      {
    ; 	        "emailAddress": {
    ; 		  "name": "Chilkat Software",
    ; 	          "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
    ; 	        }
    ; 	      },
    ; 	      {
    ; 	        "emailAddress": {
    ; 	          "address": "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
    ; 	        }
    ; 	      }
    ; 	    ],
    ; 	    "ccRecipients": [
    ; 	      {
    ; 	        "emailAddress": {
    ; 		  "name": "Chilkat Blog",
    ; 		  "address": "admin@cknotes.com"
    ; 	        }
    ; 	      }
    ; 	    ]
    ; 	  },
    ; 	  "saveToSentItems": true
    ; 	}
    ; 

    ; Build the above JSON.
    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"message.subject","Meet for lunch?")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"message.body.contentType","Text")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"message.body.content","The new cafeteria is open.")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.name","Chilkat Software")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.address","admin@chilkat.io")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"message.toRecipients[1].emailAddress.address","chilkat.support@gmail.com")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.name","Chilkat Blog")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.address","admin@cknotes.com")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateBool(json,"saveToSentItems",1)

    ; Send the HTTP POST (i.e. send the email)
    resp.i = CkHttp::ckPostJson2(http,"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/sendMail","application/json",CkJsonObject::ckEmit(json))
    If CkHttp::ckLastMethodSuccess(http) <> 1
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; The send succeeded if the response status code = 202.
    ; In the success case, there is no response body.  (We just get the response code to know that it succeeded.)
    If CkHttpResponse::ckStatusCode(resp) <> 202
        CkJsonObject::ckLoad(json,CkHttpResponse::ckBodyStr(resp))
        CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(json, 0)
        Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(json)
        Debug "Failed, response status code = " + Str(CkHttpResponse::ckStatusCode(resp))
    Else
        Debug "Outlook Mail Sent."
    EndIf

    CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)



    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure